Updated! (Poll): Ask BCB - Wacky Trade Proposals
by Shanghai Badger on Nov 27, 2009 4:23 PM CST
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A recent fanpost and the subsequent reaction has me thinking that we need one consolidated repository for all "No bleeping way" trades, much like the most "popular" beat writer to BCB does each year.
Readers should submit them here, and fellow BCB-ers should critique the trades using their friend, the "reply" function.
If this catches on, I'll accept submissions until the end of the week, and then create a poll of the top 10 trades. Contenders will be chosen by me based on uniqueness, entertainment value and how much alcohol I have in my system when I make the selections.
Trades should be possible, but can be entirely unrealistic. (Meaning don't propose trades for dead people, fictional characters, etc.) Favoring the Cubs heavily is always an option, but feel free to mix it up by giving away more than you get in return. Trade ideas that have been beaten to death are ok, but probably won't prompt a lot of discussion.
Happy Monday. Have at it.
Also, congrats to NU. I didn't like the outcome, but they look like a pretty decent team. Maybe they can win their first bowl game in 60 years. I keed . . . kind of.
As promised, here's the poll. I picked the 10 that, well, I felt like picking. Actually, there were only about 12-15 ones that didn't involve fictional characters, free agents, non-players, etc.
This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of SB Nation or Al Yellon, managing editor (unless it's a FanPost posted by Al). FanPost opinions are valued expressions of opinion by passionate and knowledgeable baseball fans.
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I was all for this
and then got confused here:
Trades should be possible, yet entirely unrealistic.
In that vein, I suggest we trade Aaron Miles and Milton Bradley to the Cardinals for PTBNLs –
- and those PTBNLs will be Aaron Miles and Milton Bradley next Thanksgiving – thereby not having to pay their salary at all in 2010, giving us room for HALLADAY!
Is he traded yet?
Clarified above.
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Nov 23, 2009 11:15 AM CST up reply actions
Are you saying that Bradley and Miles are fictional characters?
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Sounds better than the other deals kicked around here
And then waive them both after acquiring them, right? ;-)
Mkay!
Miles, Berg, Vitters and Theriot for Joseph Jesus Mauer. I’ve been beating that drum for almost six months now. It can and should be done. Soto was a flash-in-the-pan bum and Mauer will bring the coveted lefty power and average. On the Twins side, it’ll clear up the payroll issue they’ve had for decades.
So, please forget about Roberts, Halladay, Lind and other fan favorites. Consider my trade proposal as the foremost option to bring a perennial MVP candidate, Gold Glover and all-around nice guy to Chicago.
Now see,
the problem here is that this is a touch too sensible and possible. If Mauer can’t get that extension from the Twins, I could actually see them doing something like this. Maybe getting Soto back instead of Theriot, but still.
by Damen Jackson on Nov 23, 2009 1:12 PM CST up reply actions
No Mauer
The problem is that Mauer’s already started to show back injury problems. He’s a great player, no question. He would instantly be the best player on the Cubs… but I have this nagging feeling that he’s also only a few years away from being a full time DH. Mind you, still very very very valuable, but his extraordinary value is because he plays a critical defensive position well in addition to hitting like Ted WIlliams. That being said, the Cubs’ just don’t have enough players to get him Mauer ends up in Yankee Pinstripes as the short term replacement for Posda and the long term replacement for Matsui.
by frustratedfan on Nov 24, 2009 10:17 AM CST up reply actions
10 beer vendors to the White Sox for Jake Peavy.
The Sox fans get more beer, and the Sox get payroll relief.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Sigh.
Most of the beer vendors, probably 75%, work both parks all summer. You’ll see them working Bears, Hawks/Bulls, Fire, and concerts everywhere. They are professionals w/o a team.
Maybe we could get Peavy to do the same thing, like a permanent quarterback in flag football. From his standpoint, he never has to travel. He can pitch for us when the Sox are on the road, and the Sox when they’re at home.
To entice the Sox into accepting this, we can give them Aaron MIles, LaTroy Hawkins, and a young Bobby Hill.
Come visit me inside Wrigley along the Addison side mezzanine fence straight up from 1st base.
by section229beer on Nov 23, 2009 12:58 PM CST up reply actions
How about a player with a lot of promise
Corey Patterson
To sweeten the deal
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
Except all trade proposals should make the Cubs a better team
unlike the trade in the other post which spawned this idea.
Hows about
Miles and Cotts for the reanimated corpses of Mickey Mantle and Babe Ruth?
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
The "Lou Loves Aarons of every Colour" trade proposal
Milton Bradley to Diamondbacks for Aaron Heilman
proposal
Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -
I think we're missing something huge here
We could save a TON of money by trading away Lee, Ramirez, Theriot, and Fontenot.
All we need is Ted Lilly on the mound. He’ll find a way to get the job done.
He’ll be the first person to ever complete a 4-6-3 double play by himself.
How bout this….Ted Lilly for the entire Yankee team
"When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it had happened or not." --Mark Twain
by cooliogirl47 on Nov 23, 2009 12:03 PM CST up reply actions
Too lopsided
the Yankees would have to give us their ballpark too. And we would use it as an practice field when we visit New Shea.
A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five.
Aaron Miles for 1987 infield stalwart Luis Quinones
If we can pry Quinones away from his hitting coach job w/ the Oneonta Tigers, his .218 BA that year looks pretty sweet by comparison. He should be sharp and ready to contribute.
"I showed him the cheese then punched him out with the yakker." -- Eck
Not that far fetched, but still doubtful
Carlos Zambrano and maybe a prospect to the LA Dodgers
for
Andre Ethier and Rafael Furcal to the Cubs
I love Zambrano, but this could be a beneficial trade. It gives the Dodgers the “Ace” they’ve been missing the last 2 years, and it gives the Cubs a good left handed bat in right field as well as a much needed shortstop and leadoff hitter. This would allow the Cubs to move Theriot to 2nd which he is probably best suited for. It also allows LA to use a top prospect in Chin-Lung Hu.
It’s just a thought… what are your thoughts?
Well, this is reasonable enough to make me amend the main post.
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Nov 23, 2009 12:52 PM CST up reply actions
Anything which brings us Ethier
and doesn’t decimate our ability to win now sounds good to me. Ethier is my man-crush.
"Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things." ~Winston Churchill
He certainly can swing the bat...
…but I’d rather have Matt Kemp.
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TWSS?
That’s not true!!! WHY THE F*CK WOULD YOU SAY THAT YOU AHOLE!! Ok maybe your right but you gotta give a little something here for it to work. I don’t know what I’m going to do this is the worst thing I’ve ever read, this day could not get any worse. Fine, F*ck it, you’re right.
by Ditkavsworld
Who would the Dodgers move into those open positions?
If you can answer that question with any degree of reasonableness, maybe this trade has a slim chance of happening. Otherwise, losing two good starting players for a starting pitcher – even a good one like Big Z – seems doubtful.
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Um..
They still have Juan Pierre, and they’re paying him a lot of money, so he might be a fit. Or a free agent outfielder. They can use Chin-Lung Hu at short. Or maybe we can throw in Theriot instead of a prospect and they can play him wherever they want.
Juan Pierre and his rag arm in RF isn't a likely option
And could they acquire a free agent right fielder who’s better than Ethier? Seems doubtful. Maybe they would take Theriot for Furcal, though. He’s cheaper and the two had almost identical wOBAs this past season. Man, I didn’t realize until now what a bad year at the plate Furcal had.
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Zambrano could play RF 3 days a week
Pitch one and rest the other
I mean come on – the guys is a horse!
"There are no curses here...Games are won and lost on the baseball field" - Lou Piniella
I saw him practicing with the Bears before the game yesterday. ;)
"When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it had happened or not." --Mark Twain
by cooliogirl47 on Nov 23, 2009 4:19 PM CST up reply actions
Our New LT?
That’s not true!!! WHY THE F*CK WOULD YOU SAY THAT YOU AHOLE!! Ok maybe your right but you gotta give a little something here for it to work. I don’t know what I’m going to do this is the worst thing I’ve ever read, this day could not get any worse. Fine, F*ck it, you’re right.
by Ditkavsworld
In what way is that "not far fetched"?
One good, expensive pitcher and MAYBE a prospect for one of the best young outfielders in baseball and the Dodgers starting shortstop????
It's not real likely
But I think that airmidge meant it’s not as out there as some of the others that inspired the post in the first place.
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Nov 23, 2009 3:07 PM CST up reply actions
Here, I have one
Aaron Miles for a used infield rake.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Can you imagine how the united brotherhood of groundkeeper's implements and tools would react?
Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -
by eths on Nov 23, 2009 1:18 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Who does that heavily favor?
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Nov 23, 2009 1:30 PM CST up reply actions
Well, we can always use a rake.
Come visit me inside Wrigley along the Addison side mezzanine fence straight up from 1st base.
by section229beer on Nov 23, 2009 1:31 PM CST up reply actions
That's what I'm thinking he was going for - favoring the Cubs.
Man, that player can is a rake!
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Nov 23, 2009 1:54 PM CST up reply actions
+ English ladies
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Nov 23, 2009 2:19 PM CST up reply actions
Don't trade for that guy
Those nice English ladies are going to give him one heckuva case of the pox and he’ll be more useless than Aaron Miles. Eventually, he’ll wind up like this:
by Mike Vails Evil Twin on Nov 23, 2009 2:46 PM CST up reply actions
Caption:
“I’m not dead yet!”
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Nov 23, 2009 2:48 PM CST up reply actions
But he's not at all well
And he doesn’t look like he’s pining for the fjords.
by Mike Vails Evil Twin on Nov 23, 2009 2:54 PM CST up reply actions
I think he just got depanted
Randy Wells. A product of the Roy Halladay School of Pitching, located in Toronto, Canada. Possible relocation.
Oh you libertine
Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -
Vitters, Cashner, Castro
For A-Rod, Sabathia, and Jeter. Then, we can put them all on the same bus, and accidently drive off a cliff.
by Don't Fear the Reaper on Nov 23, 2009 2:16 PM CST reply actions
Hmm.
+1 for making a trade suggestion, -5 for suggesting murder.
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Nov 23, 2009 2:19 PM CST up reply actions
yeah
that’s just involuntary manslaughter. :P
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
by drewishdrewid on Nov 23, 2009 8:47 PM CST up reply actions
The year: 1998. The place: Baltimore, MD
Imagine the Orioles getting Sammy Sosa in return for Mike Fontenot (yeah, he was only like 17 but who’s counting??), Jerry Hairston, Jr. and Dave Crouthers. Imagine.
Born in Hammond!
But raised in Georgia.
Randy Wells. A product of the Roy Halladay School of Pitching, located in Toronto, Canada. Possible relocation.
Aaron Miles for Bugs Bunny
Or exchange him for another Munchkin. I nominate this guy.
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
Having realized that the post says "MUST BE REAL PEOPLE"
And having read that and now feeling like an idiot….
Miles and Bobby Scales for a $50 gift certificate to Best Buy
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
I bet he has a great on base percentage
Hard to throw strikes against him if he has such a small strike zone…
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
Yep
Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -
I think even Eddie Gaedel might have been taller than Aaron Miles.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Nah...
Miles is taller, but at least Eddie knew when to not swing the bat.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
One of my favorite pictures :)
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
by Musicdude10 on Nov 24, 2009 11:58 AM CST up reply actions
Better -
Milton Bradley AND Lou Piniella for Felix Pie
Is he traded yet?
by DGU on Nov 23, 2009 3:05 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
I added one for you...
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
Completely random off the top of my head trades
Milton Bradley and Carlos Zambrano for Vernon Wells and a Re-upped Roy Halladay.
Zito, Rowand, and Nathan Schierholtz for Bradley and Soriano
Zambrano and cash for John Danks and Tyler Flowers
Starlin Castro, Chris Carpenter, and Tyler Colvin for Ian Kinsler
Hurricane Lilly (it’s not the real Ted Lilly) for Ditka
Randy Wells. A product of the Roy Halladay School of Pitching, located in Toronto, Canada. Possible relocation.
Is Ditka a free agent?
Could be the big splash of the off season…
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
Theriot, MIles, Blanco, Zambrano, Bradley
for Beckhman, Beuhrle and PV
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
Judd Sirott
for a tuna sandwish for Pat and an Acupulco taco pie for Ron.
"Fasten those seatbelts"-Pat Hughes
David Kaplan for a bag of Diamond Dry
Randy Wells. A product of the Roy Halladay School of Pitching, located in Toronto, Canada. Possible relocation.
Or sandwish.
I’d trade Judd Sirott for another used infield rake. You can never have enough used infield rakes.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Well Jay Cutler will finally have a decent team...
So we’ll win that one.
Randy Wells. A product of the Roy Halladay School of Pitching, located in Toronto, Canada. Possible relocation.
And Bradley would fit in well on the Bears
Bunch of losers. Ugh
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
I have it figured out, no trade needed.
Bring Sosa in to play right, Bonds in to play left, and Ricky Henderson in for CF. All three of them don’t want to give the game up. Maybe they have a good year or two left in them.
by Don't Fear the Reaper on Nov 23, 2009 3:42 PM CST reply actions
Ricky Henderson?! Don't be silly.
Surely we can get Kenny Lofton, though.
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At Ricky's HOF speech,
he mentioned that he never officially retired.
by Don't Fear the Reaper on Nov 23, 2009 3:50 PM CST up reply actions
Plus, he and Soriano can then switch for leadoff
to see who gets more leadoff HRs in the season. Sori will obviously be playing 2B.
by Don't Fear the Reaper on Nov 23, 2009 3:51 PM CST up reply actions
Bell is rent a player but I would still do it.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Nov 23, 2009 3:57 PM CST up reply actions
Learn to read the directions
this seems too fair.
by Don't Fear the Reaper on Nov 23, 2009 4:08 PM CST up reply actions
In that case Miles & Cotts for Bell.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Nov 23, 2009 4:19 PM CST up reply actions
Bradley and Larry Rothschild
For Millwood & Mike Maddux
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Nov 23, 2009 4:23 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Milton Bradley for Ichiro Suzuki
And of course, we would throw in Miles
"There are no curses here...Games are won and lost on the baseball field" - Lou Piniella
Let's just say EVERY trade proposal
has Mile as a throw in.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Nov 23, 2009 4:30 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
+Miles
(and thus, a new BCB nomenclature is born – the infamous “+Miles”…)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Soriano & Miles for
Wells, Justin Jackson, and of course ADAM LIND.
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
How about undoing what the Cards did to us?
Gameboard and Miles for DeRo and Rasmus. Dome can move back to RF and Lou has a LHB OF with power.
On second thought…
Dome and Lou to the M’s for Ichiro and Wak.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
This my favorite unrealistic trade!!
"When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it had happened or not." --Mark Twain
by cooliogirl47 on Nov 23, 2009 5:32 PM CST up reply actions
Ok, here goes... Pay attention now...
Bradley to TB for Burrell
Burrell to Cle for Wood
Wood to Philly for Victorino
Victorino to White Sox for Peavy
Peavy to Minn for Morneau
Morneau to Bos for Papelbon
Papelbon to TB for…
…Bradley.
c’mon – you didn’t think this was going to have a happy ending, did you?
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
d'oh!
"When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it had happened or not." --Mark Twain
by cooliogirl47 on Nov 23, 2009 5:52 PM CST up reply actions
At least there wasn't a bad pun at the end
"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is." -- Yogi Berra
Trades behaving Bradley
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Nov 25, 2009 3:37 PM CST up reply actions
♪♫ Bad trades...bad trades...whatchu gonna do? Whatchu gonna do when they trade for you? ♪♫
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Their love child?
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
by Musicdude10 on Nov 24, 2009 12:00 PM CST up reply actions
I was going to recommend this
but then I realized that I want him traded to ME not you! :)
by madeindetroit on Nov 24, 2009 11:33 AM CST up reply actions
not sure if this idea was ever proposed before buuut.....
how about bradley for torontos adam lind?
1 Aaron down, 1 to go
You spelled it wrong.
it’s gotta be “ADAM LIND!!!!”
I think I speak for everyone here when I say, "Wait, what the hell are you talking about?"
Three-way
Contingent on the Red Sox being unable to sign any of their LF man-crushes…
Soriano to the Red Sox
Jed Lowrie to the Tigers
Granderson to the Cubs
I think I speak for everyone here when I say, "Wait, what the hell are you talking about?"
Interesting idea...
…but Jimbo probably wouldn’t be able to sneak it past the Sabermagicians in Boston’s front office.
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No Way
Castro & Berg to San Diego
A. Gonzalez to Cubs
Wells and Bradley to Rangers
Byrd to cubs
Lee to Mets
Castillo to cubs
If you have to eat sh*t, take big bites!
Byrd is not currently under contract by the Rangers
And we can get MUCH more for DLee. If you’re going to be unrealistic, do it in our favor! lol
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
by Musicdude10 on Nov 24, 2009 12:01 PM CST up reply actions
you mean like
DLee, Soriano and Theriot for Santana, Beltran and Reyes?
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Throw in David Wright and I'll do it
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
Um, yeah, seriously - why would you trade Derrek Lee for Luis Castillo?
Oh wait…I see…because we now have Adrian Gonzalez. Of course!
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Okay, I have the solution and the new billboards
have solved everything…
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
First, you offer the premier package of
Miles, Bradley & Soriano…
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
And get back from Detroit
Granderson
Guillen
Ordonez
Willis, &
Bonderman
Instead of backloading it, let’s front load this b**ch.
Tigers take back total contracts of 112.7M payable as 29.7 in 10, 30 in 11, 18 in 12, 18 in 13 & 18 in 14. They get a LF, a RF and a 2B.
Cubs get total contracts of 88.75M, but have to eat the ole 96er in 2010 and pay 61M in 2010, 21.25M in 11, 10M in 12 and only commit 2M for Granderson’s buyout in 13. Cubs get a CF, LF, Utility, SP & RP.
Benefit to Cubs don’t have to eat MB’s contract and save 23.95 over the life of the deal and don’t have to witness the Fonz nearing 40.
Benefit to Tigers, they get to spread the pain of these contracts over time and save immediately in 2010.
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
How many spreadsheets did you break coming up with this?
Oh, and on a sidenote, I’d really, really like to see you change your sig line to, “Let’s front load this b**ch.”
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Luckily none. I'd saved all the work
from earlier dreams of somehow offloading Bradley and getting Granderson.
The combination of the flimsy billboard, worst free agents, bad trades, and Chad Tracy comments had me wonder how much it would be to eat it all in 2010. Yummy!
and done
at daver's request, Let's frontload this B**ch!
you have to humor the man,
because he thinks he’s a big deal around here.
at daver's request, Let's frontload this B**ch!
yeah, it's pretty annoying to those of us who know we're a big deal around here...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Hey, t-shirts don't lie.
By the way, does this shirt make me look fat?
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Hey daver, check it out
N Oakley increased his comment count by six just by replying to himself. Something to remember as you continue your march to 32,000 by Christmas… ;-)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
He's got a long way to go to catch me...
… as I approach 62,000 comments.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
I was just hoping to catch up to Drew during his prolonged absence...
…but, now that he’s back, I probably don’t stand a chance.
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Well, I should hope so - after all, it is your site...
This is probably fodder for another thread but I’ve been wondering…
Assuming one day there is a BCB Hall of Fame, what would be the generally accepted thresholds for pretty much automatic entry, e.g. 3000 hits, 300 wins, 500 HRs. Well, that last one used to be automatic…
Would it just sheer comment prolificness, i.e. a lifetime loquaciousness award? Number of original posts? Or maybe it would be more peer-based, i.e. number of recs received? Would the number of flags be held against you?
Hmm… these are the questions I ponder while waiting for Milton Bradley to be dealt…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
We better get that trade done soon...
… and those boards down, so you can have a happy holiday season.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Oh, and +10 BCB points for using the word "loquaciousness".
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
You're number pun in my book.
oops, that’s -1 to me.
at daver's request, Let's frontload this B**ch!
Posts Under Novocaine Sedation???
Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -
by eths on Nov 24, 2009 6:26 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Hmmm....
62,000 replies in cyberspace…
But do you even know your kids’ names?
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
I kept waiting for someone to call BS, but
was all alone.
at daver's request, Let's frontload this B**ch!
Maybe I could turn that march into some sort of charity drive.
“Antagonize me into posting enough comments to reach 32K by Christmas and I’ll donate $1,000 to Cubs Care.”
Or some such thing.
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Well, I'm sure you'll reply to this comment.
That’s one down, 10K to go.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Milton Bradley to the Milton Bradley Company
For Battleship, Hungry Hungry Hippos, and a board game to be named later.
Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.
by hip2bsquare on Nov 24, 2009 2:48 PM CST reply actions 4 recs
I won't give up the Hippo!!!!
The rest sounds like a great trade.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
Gotta love Hungry Hungry Hippos!
Little known or siginficant fact: in the UK it is known as Hungry Hippos:
Somehow the Poms’ hippos are less hungry.
If we are talking about the same thing,
in Germany, they are known as Happy Hippos.
Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -
by eths on Nov 24, 2009 7:05 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
That was beautiful
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
Three Way Dance
DLee and Theriot to NYN for Reyes and Daniel Murphy
Murphy, Castro, Vitters, and MB to Det for Miguel Cabrera
Is he traded yet?
How about
just trading Gameboard for M-Cab and putting M-Cab in RF? It’s much simpler and would be a good way to get Miggy to lose some weight.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
The only people who would lose weight under that scenario...
…. would be Fukudome and Fuld, running after all the balls that “M-Cab” can’t get to.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
and me, chasing all the balls "M-Cab" would hit onto Waveland...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
If my trade actually goes through,
would you send me a souvenir?
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
That seems like a reasonable "finder's fee". Deal.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Only if the Rays
also throw in Zobrist — we need a MI to replace Miles or we’ll be below Hendry’s 2B quota.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
Philly trades
Utley Werth and Ibanez for Soriano Castro Theriot and Bradley.
Bradley in Philly would be some hilarious awesomeness.
We also get Halladay in the deal, I know he’s in Toronto and they get nothing back but I don’t care.
Harry Caray sold me on the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field. I bought with all I had to give as a 14 year old, my soul.
by Zy Toro Young on Nov 25, 2009 1:17 AM CST via mobile reply actions
+1
For Bradley in Philly. He thinks he is experiencing racism now….
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
MB & Miles for the entire German national team
This is what we would be getting in return:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q09ARaemM9E
The Germans are the ones with the red shirts.
And while the video is not very good, we can even score runs against the USA:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtcObA5je5E
Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -
at this point, Miles and Bradley for Col. Clink and & Sgt Schultz would probably be a good deal...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
You may be onto something...
Bradley is completely humorless, and Miles doesn’t seem to know anything about playing baseball.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
I hope you found that photo by googling it.
Just sayin’.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Curses - foiled by the watermark again!
Couldn’t figure out what you meant at first – then looked at it from a different angle… yikes!
Yep, it was a google search – was trying to find a closeup to match Schultz’s ugly mug.
What the heck is “bearotic”? And what does that have to do with David Wells.? Wait a second. Check that – I don’t wanna know. I really don’t want to know…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Germans actually do have a (twisted) sense of humour
Translation from a hit song in Germany several years back, and in German it rhymes and sounds rather funny:
Kitty litter box,
Kitty litter box,
Makes pussy happy.
Kitty litter box,
Kitty litter box,
Makes pussy happy.
Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -
by eths on Nov 25, 2009 6:09 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I forgot the link, so here it is
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLrL_hZqEd8&feature=youtube_gdata
Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -
by eths on Nov 25, 2009 6:14 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Would Col. Klink sing that song?
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
I doubt it... But Hogan could...
Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -
by eths on Nov 26, 2009 3:11 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
eh
blou’s knowledgeable, but he makes massive generalizations and has some odd rants (that Dempster was overpaid last year). that said, I’d take him over Dr.crawdad anyday. i’d rather have a guy that is knowledgeable than one who isn’t.
by toonsterwu on Nov 27, 2009 6:04 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
toonsterwu wins...
"People shouldn’t bust your chops just because you’re a Sox fan on a Cub board — but I know it happens. FWIW, I think sites like this are more interesting when fans of other teams join in the conversation." by Shanghai Badger on Mar 13, 2009
by DrCrawdad on Nov 28, 2009 2:54 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Patton and Bradley for Bell and Adrain Gonzales, then swap Gonzales for Carlos Beltren
Beltren will be our CF of the future.
by Don't Fear the Reaper on Nov 25, 2009 8:45 AM CST reply actions
Spellcheck for spelling errors
Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -
by eths on Nov 25, 2009 6:27 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
can we trade a pitcher for spelling errors?
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
Aaron Miles for this guy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0
Dum spiro spero…
Follow me on twitter or else: @andrewjstone.
Who is that guy?
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
You've never seen him before?
He can probably hit better than Aaron Miles.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
I would thought this guy had more hits
Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -
♪ ♬ Toora Loora Toora Loo-Rye-Aye! ♫ ♪
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Aaron Miles
for Al. Al can play better and Miles can watch from the bleachers
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
This is what we decided last year.
That I could go up there and literally do better than Miles. How? Because Miles would often come in to pinch-hit and ground out on the first pitch.
Me, I’d stand there and watch three strikes go by. Thus, I would make the opposing pitcher work harder.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Ah, but
could you dive for a ground ball and miss it by 5 feet as stylishly as Miles can?
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
maybe not
but Miles could not blog from the dugout with as much style
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
Well of course I voted for Bradley for Bradley
but you left out all the bit players (Burrell, Wood, Victorino, Peavy, Morneau, and Papelbon) that would make this trade possible… ;-)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
I was too sober to put the whole trade in!
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Nov 27, 2009 4:37 PM CST up reply actions
Here we go.
Rosenthal reports the Red Sox have to sign Scutaro, now that the Jays signed Gonzalez.
Here’s my better/wackier idea – Jim Hendry should approach the Red Sox and offer them Theriot if only they take Bradley, too. Jed Lowrie’s not too much to ask for in return, right?
Is he traded yet?
Is it OK for me to say
that I am going to enjoy watching Theo Epstein try to squirm out of this one? Why would a team with pockets as deep as the Sox’s go cheap on Gonzo knowing that their only alternatives were Everett, Scutaro, McDonald, and Tejada? Perhaps they could trade for Yuniesky Betancourt?
I wouldn’t mind your trade proposal if I thought that Lowrie were healthy. Think Lou would mind too much if Hendry traded Riot and signed DeRo to play SS?
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
I think that would be a sure ticket
for Castro to open the year on the 25-man.
On the serious side – this is precisely why Hendry should put Riot on the market. With Hardy gone, the market should respond well to Theriot being available. If the Cubs want Castro up sometime this year anyway, then just sign Adam Everett for the meantime.
Is he traded yet?
IF Theriot is traded....
.. he probably has more value as part of a package. Maybe Bradley, Theriot & Marshall somewhere?
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Does that leave the Blue Jays only?
Theriot has no role on the Rays or Rangers.
Or could the Red Sox be tempted to go for both Riot and MB?
Is he traded yet?
I believe Bradley is a package killer
Throwing in the likes of Riot and/or Marshall isn’t going to increase another team’s willingness to take Bradley. If the Cubs want to maximize the trade value of Riot and/or Marshall, they’d be better off trading them without Bradley.
It’s similar to Detroit’s situation – their return for Granderson or Jackson would greatly diminish if a bad contract (Maggs, Bonderman, Willis etc.) gets thrown in the deal.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
You mean like being forced to take pink polka dots on a chartreuse background
and spice scented smelly-trees mandatory extras with your new car?
Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -
don't forget the rustproofing and undercoating!
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
And the fox tail on the antenne...
Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -
by eths on Nov 30, 2009 5:10 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
There is a reason why none of the above will work and Hendry's phone is dead...
Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -
I assume my choice in the poll is obvious, but in case there's any confusion:
Catch my act on Twitter as @dat_cubfan_dave.
front load?
that would be a new idear
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
Here are my wacky proposals
1. Theriot and Colvin to Cinci for Brandon Phillips
2. Zambrano for Halladay, straight up.
um, that’s all i got.
DEJESUS!!!
Brandley to Oakland for Fox
so we can trade Fox again for LIND
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
FOX IS WORTH ATLEAST LIND HILL AND HALLIDAY
This Chicago Cubs team is currently Aaron free. Keep it that way, please.
by jesus christos on Dec 5, 2009 7:27 PM CST up reply actions
and Roberts
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
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